{"playerId":3590,"percentChange":-2,"averageDraftPosition":176.7,"percentOwned":92.5,"playerRaterSEASON":4,"playerRater7DAY":5.8,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Perez earned a start at first base Sunday, as he went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in a season-ending victory at the White Sox. After the game, manager Ned Yost told the Kansas City Star, \"He's going to play first base in winter ball. He's got tremendous hands. I just want to see if it's an option, and I'm really convinced it is.\"","spin":"While the experiment wasn't without some strife -- a routine pop-up was troublesome in the third inning, while he posted just two putouts -- it should allow the catcher to preserve his knees for the future. If successful, the development would be a boon for the Royals and prospective owners alike, as the positional flexibility would keep his steady bat in the lineup more often than not. In any case, he ends his first full major league season with a .292/.323/.433 slash line, 13 homers, 79 RBI, 48 runs scored, and 21:63 BB:K ratio in 496 at-bats.","date":"Mon Sep 30"},"fullName":"Salvador Perez","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"You can't ask for a swifter and more successful comeback from knee surgery than the one Perez enjoyed in 2012. Initially projected to miss three months following the March operation, he returned right on schedule, hit in 11 straight games to begin his season, and made the Royals pleased they inked him to a five-year, $7 million deal in the preseason by finishing with a .301 batting average and 11 home runs. Perez's contact ability is unfathomable; he not only ranked in the top 10 among players with at least 300 plate appearances in both his contact and swing-and-miss rates, but he batted .337 on pitches outside the strike zone, second-best in baseball, underscoring his skill as a bad-ball hitter. Despite the lack of a track record, he is one of the safest batting-average investments in the game, and his power, which plays to all fields, is on the rise. If he can stay healthy, he might make a run at the top five fantasy catchers in any format (if not higher).","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":6.5,"playerRater15DAY":7,"positionRank":9}